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Land trust protects 1,400 acres in St. Lawrence County

By Mike Lynch

The acreage falls within the Adirondack to Algonquin corridor, a wildway that connects the the Blue Line with the Ontario provincial park.

Brandy Brook Flow, a finger of Cranberry Lake, as seen from campsite six near the junction to the Burntbridge Pond Trail.

Burnt colors biking Burntbridge Pond Loop

By Tom French

A tale of two maps in this remote St. Lawrence Co. ride

rocky passage grasse river

A river worthy of respect

By Tom French

Grasse River along Tooley Pond Road 'not for faint of heart'

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A final exam in the woods

By Betsy Kepes

Canton High School students receive an outdoor education

Blooms over Basford Falls

The most magnificent waterfalls in the park

By Tom French

St. Lawrence County's Tooley Pond Road offers slam-dunk of falls viewing

brasher dune

The dunes of Brasher Forest

By Tom French

Digging back in time to an era of retreating glaciers

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Higley Flow: Classic and skate skiing for all ages, skills

By Tom French

Winter recreation at the park has blossomed, with volunteers maintaining miles of trails, rental center

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Gravel ride along the Grass

By Phil Brown

Gravel bikes provide a new experience on Massawepie Traverse along the Grass River.

Woods biking to county line monument

In search of a hidden marker

By Tom French

Marker on Herkimer-St. Lawrence county line proves tough one to locate

solar panels

Former Adirondack mine to host major solar project

By Gwendolyn Craig

An old iron-ore tailings pile at a Star Lake mine is slated to become a solar power plant under a lease deal with the state.

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